Have Harry Greb and Johnny Wilson ever fought each other?

Yes. Harry Greb and Johnny Wilson have met 3 times and Harry Greb leads the series 3-0.

Who has the better record, Greb or Wilson?

Harry Greb is 261-18-19 and Johnny Wilson is 62-29-8. Harry Greb has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Greb or Wilson?

Harry Greb has 49 knockout wins and Johnny Wilson has 29. Harry Greb has more.

Do Greb and Wilson have any common opponents?

Harry Greb and Johnny Wilson share 19 common opponents: Maxie Rosenbloom, Tiger Flowers and Young Fisher (and 16 others). Harry Greb fared better against 10 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Greb and Wilson?

This comparison is drawn from 299 bouts tracked for Harry Greb and 100 bouts tracked for Johnny Wilson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Harry Greb vs Johnny Wilson — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Johnny Wilson

Harry Greb (261-18-19) and Johnny Wilson (62-29-8) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 19 common opponents.

Greb

261

Wins49 KO · 19%

Losses

Draws299 tracked bouts

Wilson

Wins29 KO · 47%

Losses

Draws100 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Greb leads 3–0

Harry Greb and Johnny Wilson have met 3 times; Greb leads 3–0.
Met	1923Aug 31	1924Jan 18	1925Apr 17	Series
Harry GrebFighter A	WWon	WWon	WWon	3–0W–L
Johnny WilsonFighter B	LLost	LLost	LLost	0–3W–L
Result	UDGreb vs Wilson	UDGreb vs Wilson	PTSGreb vs Wilson	3Meetings

The Numbers

Greb 6 · Wilson 2 of 8 measurable rows

GrebEdge = longer wingWilson

Record: 261-18-19 (edge)62-29-8
Win %0–100%: 90.8% (edge)
66.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 49: 49 (edge)
29
KO rate0–100%: 18.77%
46.77% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 19%
47% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 3: 2 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
1
Bouts per year^‡max 22.5: 22.5 (edge)
7.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 299: 299
100

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held: Harry Greb: 5′8″; Johnny Wilson: No height on file
Reachnot held: Harry Greb: 71″; Johnny Wilson: No reach on file
Agenot comparable: Harry Greb: Died aged 32; Johnny Wilson: Died aged 92
Stance: Harry Greb: Orthodox; Johnny Wilson: Southpaw

Harry Greb left, Johnny Wilson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Harry Greb261 wins · from 299 tracked bouts

49 by KO/TKO 19%58 on the cards 22%154 by another method or unrecorded 59%

Johnny Wilson62 wins · from 100 tracked bouts

29 by KO/TKO 47%18 on the cards 29%15 by another method or unrecorded 24%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Harry Greb 299, Johnny Wilson 100 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

19 shared

19 shared · Greb better on 10 · Wilson better on 6 · even on 319 shared · Harry Greb better on 10 · Johnny Wilson better on 6 · even on 3

GrebHarry Greb

Opponent

WilsonJohnny Wilson

Harry Greb
Win, NWS
1925Jul 1925
RosenbloomMaxie RosenbloomUnited States 223–44–29Greb betterHarry Greb better — 1–0 to 0–2
Johnny Wilson
0–2 against
Loss, UD
1926Oct 1926
Loss, PTS
1926Aug 1926
Harry Greb
1–2 against
Loss, SD
1926Aug 1926
Loss, SD
1926Feb 1926
Win, NWS
1924Aug 1924
FlowersTiger FlowersUnited States 135–17–8 · MiddleweightWilson betterJohnny Wilson better — 0–1 to 1–2
Johnny Wilson
Loss, TKO 3
1924Dec 1924
Harry Greb
4–0 against
Win, DQ 6
1925Feb 1925
Win, PTS
1923Feb 1923
Win, NWS
1919Apr 1919
Win, NWS
1919Jan 1919
FisherYoung FisherGreb betterHarry Greb better — 4–0 to 1–1
Johnny Wilson
1–1 against
Loss, NWS
1920Jul 1920
Win, PTS
1919May 1919
Harry Greb
2–0 against
Win, PTS
1925Jan 1925
Win, PTS
1918Jan 1918
RatnerAugie RatnerGreb betterHarry Greb better — 2–0 to 1–0
Johnny Wilson
Win, PTS
1918May 1918
Harry Greb
4–1–1 against
Draw, SD
1924Oct 1924
Win, PTS
1923Dec 1923
Loss, PTS
1923Oct 1923
Win, UD
1923Jan 1923
Win, NWS
1923Jan 1923
Win, NWS
1922Jul 1922
LoughranTommy LoughranUnited States 124–32–13Greb betterHarry Greb better — 4–1–1 to 0–1
Johnny Wilson
Loss, PTS
1924Feb 1924
Harry Greb
3–0 against
Win, PTS
1924May 1924
Win, NWS
1923Feb 1923
Win, PTS
1921Jan 1921
ReedPal ReedEvenEven — 3–0 both
Johnny Wilson
3–0 against
Win, PTS
1924Jan 1924
Win, PTS
1923Nov 1923
Win, PTS
1920Apr 1920
Harry Greb
Win, UD
1923Dec 1923
DowneyBryan DowneyEvenEven — Harry Greb 1–0, Johnny Wilson 1–0–1
Johnny Wilson
1–0–1 against
Draw, NWS
1921Sep 1921
Win, DQ 7
1921Jul 1921
Harry Greb
1–1 against
Win, NWS
1919Jul 1919
Loss, KO 2
1913Nov 1913
ChipJoe ChipWilson betterJohnny Wilson better — 2–0 to 1–1
Johnny Wilson
2–0 against
Win, NWS
1921May 1921
Win, NWS
1921Jan 1921
Harry Greb
Draw, NWS
1918Feb 1918
O'DowdMike O'DowdUnited States 93–16–7 · MiddleweightWilson betterJohnny Wilson better — 2–0 to 0–0–1
Johnny Wilson
2–0 against
Win, SD
1921Mar 1921
Win, PTS
1920May 1920
Harry Greb
3–1–1 against
Win, NWS
1919Jan 1919
Draw, NWS
1918Jul 1918
Win, NWS
1918May 1918
Win, NWS
1918May 1918
Loss, NWS
1917Nov 1917
BartfieldJakob 'Soldier' BartfieldWilson betterJohnny Wilson better — 1–0 to 3–1–1
Johnny Wilson
Win, NWS
1920Jul 1920
Harry Greb
2–0 against
Win, NWS
1920Jun 1920
Win, NWS
1918Jun 1918
CarboneFrank CarboneGreb betterHarry Greb better — 2–0 to 1–1
Johnny Wilson
1–1 against
Loss, DQ 1
1918Apr 1918
Win, NWS
1914Oct 1914
Harry Greb
3–0 against
Win, PTS
1920Mar 1920
Win, NWS
1919May 1919
Win, NWS
1919Jan 1919
RobsonTommy RobsonGreb betterHarry Greb better — 3–0 to 0–1
Johnny Wilson
Loss, PTS
1916Feb 1916
Harry Greb
Win, TKO 9
1917Sep 1917
LondonJack LondonEvenEven — 1–0 both
Johnny Wilson
Win, KO 2
1919Dec 1919
Harry Greb
Win, KO 1
1917Apr 1917
AhearnYoung AhearnUnited StatesWilson betterJohnny Wilson better — 2–0–1 to 1–0
Johnny Wilson
2–0–1 against
Win, KO 1
1919Oct 1919
Win, KO 6
1919Aug 1919
Draw, PTS
1919Jul 1919
Harry Greb
Win, NWS
1919Sep 1919
MartinSilent MartinGreb betterHarry Greb better — 1–0 to 0–1
Johnny Wilson
Loss, PTS
1916Apr 1916
Harry Greb
3–0 against
Win, NWS
1919Apr 1919
Win, NWS
1919Mar 1919
Win, PTS
1919Jan 1919
HauckLeo Florian HauckUnited States 144–36–23 · HeavyweightGreb betterHarry Greb better — 3–0 to 1–1
Johnny Wilson
1–1 against
Win, PTS
1918Apr 1918
Loss, PTS
1918Mar 1918
Harry Greb
3–0 against
Win, NWS
1917Apr 1917
Win, NWS
1915Sep 1915
Win, NWS
1915Aug 1915
RogersAl RogersGreb betterHarry Greb better — 3–0 to 1–0
Johnny Wilson
Win, NWS
1916Dec 1916
Harry Greb
Win, NWS
1916Nov 1916
SweeneyK.O. SweeneyWilson betterJohnny Wilson better — 2–0–1 to 1–0
Johnny Wilson
2–0–1 against
Win, PTS
1916Jan 1916
Win, NWS
1915May 1915
Draw, NWS
1915Jan 1915
Harry Greb
Win, TKO 3
1913Dec 1913
NelsonYoung Battling NelsonGreb betterHarry Greb better — 1–0 to 0–0–1
Johnny Wilson
Draw, NWS
1913Sep 1913

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Harry Greb had won two in a row before losing a decision to Tiger Flowers. Greb last boxed on Aug 19, 1926.WLWWL

Phelps Feb 1926Flowers Feb 1926Weigand Jun 1926Gans Jun 1926Flowers Aug 192622.5 tracked bouts per year

Johnny Wilson had won one in a row before losing a decision to Maxie Rosenbloom. Wilson last boxed on Oct 4, 1926.LWLWL

Greb Apr 1925Marion Jun 1926Rosenbloom Aug 1926Halbran Sep 1926Rosenbloom Oct 19267.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Harry Greb and Johnny Wilson ever fought each other?: Yes. Harry Greb and Johnny Wilson have met 3 times and Harry Greb leads the series 3-0.
Who has the better record, Greb or Wilson?: Harry Greb is 261-18-19 and Johnny Wilson is 62-29-8. Harry Greb has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Greb or Wilson?: Harry Greb has 49 knockout wins and Johnny Wilson has 29. Harry Greb has more.
Do Greb and Wilson have any common opponents?: Harry Greb and Johnny Wilson share 19 common opponents: Maxie Rosenbloom, Tiger Flowers and Young Fisher (and 16 others). Harry Greb fared better against 10 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Greb and Wilson?: This comparison is drawn from 299 bouts tracked for Harry Greb and 100 bouts tracked for Johnny Wilson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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